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UTME / JAMB 2014
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
When an atom undergoes a beta decay, the atomic number of the nucleus
A
Remains unchanged
B
Decreases by one
C
Increases by one
D
Becomes zero
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2014
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
When \(^{210}_{82}Pb\) decays to \(^{206}_{80}Pb\), it emits
A
two alpha and two beta particles
B
an alpha particle
C
one beta particle
D
one alpha and one beta particle
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2014
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
A glass bottle of initial volume 2 x 10\(^4\) cm\(^3\) is heated from 20ºC to 50ºC. If the linear expansivity of glass is 9 x 10\(^{-6}\)K\(^{-1}\), the volume of the bottle at 50ºC is
A
20016.2cm3
B
20005.4cm3
C
20008.1cm3
D
20013.5cm3
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2012
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
The process of detecting a pin mistakenly swallowed by a child is X-ray
A
Diagnosis
B
Therapy
C
Crystallography
D
Mammography
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2012
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
A piece of radioactive material contains 1000 atmos. If its half -life is 20seconds, the time taken for 125 atoms to remain is
A
20 seconds
B
40 seconds
C
80 seconds
D
60 seconds
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2011
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
A metal of volume 40 cm\(^3\) is heated from 30 ^\circc to 90 ^\circc, the increase in volume is
[Linear expansivity of the metal = 2.0 x 10\(^{-5}\)K\(^{-1}\)]
A
0.12 cm3
B
4.00 cm3
C
1.20 cm3
D
0.40 cm3
E
no correct option
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2011
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
A radioactive isotope has a decay constant of 10-5s4. Calculate half life
A
6.93 x 10-5s
B
6.93 x 105s
C
6.93 x104s
D
6.93 x 10-4s
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2007
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
During the nuclear reaction described by
\(^{235}_{92}\)W → \(^{235}_{93}\)X → \(^{231}_{91}\)Y
The particles emitted are respectively
A
α and α
B
α and β
C
β and β
D
β and α
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2005
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
the time it will take a certain radioactive material with a half-life of 50 days to reduce to 1/32of its original number is
A
250days
B
150days
C
300days
D
200days
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2004
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
A radioisotope has a decay constant of 10\(^{-7}\)s\(^{-1}\). The average life of the radioisotope is
A
1.00 x 107s
B
6.93 x 106s
C
1.00 x 10-7s
D
6.93 x 107s
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2003
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
The count rate of a radioactive material is 800 count/min. If the half-life of the material is 4 days, what would the count rate be in 16 days later
A
200 count / min
B
100 count / min
C
50 count / min
D
25 count / min
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
The percentage of the original nuclei of the sample of a radioactive substance left after 5 half - lives is
A
8%
B
5%
C
3%
D
1%
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2001
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Diagram
Solution
If ray travelling in air is incident on a transparent medium as shown in the diagram, the refractive index of the medium is given as
A
cosα / sinβ
B
sinα / sinβ
C
cosβ / sinα
D
sinβ / sinα
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2000
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
Solution
If the fraction of the atoms of a radioactive material left after 120years is 1/64, what is the half-life of the material?
A
24 years
B
20 years
C
10 years
D
2 years
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 1999
Modern Physics and Nuclear Physics
In the Rutherford scattering experiment, a beam of alpha particles was fired at a thin gold film with some of the particles being considerably deflected. This shows that
A
a gold nucleus contains protons, neutrons and electrons uniformly distributed in a tiny volume
B
the gold nucleus is positively charged and is concentrated in a tiny volume
C
the gold nucleus emitted alpha particles
D
the gold nucleus is concentrated in a tiny volume and contains alpha particles
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